as in braking
to cause to move or proceed at a less rapid pace
if you don't slow your delivery down a bit, your speech will be over too soon
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Recent Examples of slowing
John Towfighi, CNN Money, 29 Aug. 2025
Kansas City Star, 2 Oct. 2025
Advertisement The 17 people who received the high dose showed a 75% slowing in the progression of their symptoms overall.
—Alice Park, Time, 26 Sep. 2025
The bulls got a dovish turn from the Federal Reserve without much noticeable slowing in growth, with stock indexes at a record, credit markets blissfully sedate and capital investments running in torrents into the economy.
—Michael Santoli, CNBC, 20 Sep. 2025
As such some slowing of job creation may be expected, though the magnitude of this impact is complex to assess.
—Simon Moore, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Although there is evidence that click-through rates from Google searches are being affected, with the growth in this metric slowing from high single digit percentages to low single digit percentages, according to Wall Street analysts, the company insists the overall search volumes are up.
—Dave Smith, Fortune, 2 Sep. 2025
Only one region, Greater Bridgeport, saw increases in housing starts above 1% compared to 2023, and according to the 2026 to 2027 economic report of the governor, this slowing is expected to continue.
—Ginny Monk, Hartford Courant, 17 Aug. 2025
Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis President Neel Kashkari said a slowing of the US economy may make arate cut appropriate in the near term.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 6 Aug. 2025
Jobs report Economists are expecting to see an uptick in the unemployment rate for July and a slowing in the pace of job creation.
—Tobias Burns, The Hill, 28 July 2025
Stephen Garner, Footwear News, 29 Oct. 2025
Goyal, 49, is taking over an e-commerce business that has suffered slowing growth in recent years.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 29 Oct. 2025
However, the company’s growth is slowing down, CNBC noted, and is expected to come in at 12% in 2026.
—Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 29 Oct. 2025
In a city as rapidly changing as Miami, the act of slowing down to preserve, narrate, and walk through the past becomes a form of belonging.
—Carmen F De Terenzio, Miami Herald, 28 Oct. 2025
Researchers call this a major step toward restoring sight rather than only slowing its decline.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 28 Oct. 2025
And it’s being driven by AI, automation, technology, and a sense that the economy is slowing down.
—Josh Browning, Big Think, 28 Oct. 2025
Experts have cited mortgage rates, still-high home prices and economic uncertainty as factors slowing the market.
—Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Oct. 2025
Then again, investor enthusiasm for private companies, particularly of the AI variety, does not seem to be slowing down.
—Allie Garfinkle, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2025
Verb
And, through it all, stocks have continued to steadily rise, buoyed by hopes for Fed rate cuts, stronger-than-expected corporate earnings and slowing but stubborn confidence that an AI boom might reap big rewards for investors.
—John Towfighi, CNN Money, 29 Aug. 2025
Adjective
The slowing down of production ahead of the EV shift began last November and doesn’t just affect GM employees.
—Kansas City Star, 2 Oct. 2025
Advertisement The 17 people who received the high dose showed a 75% slowing in the progression of their symptoms overall.
—Alice Park, Time, 26 Sep. 2025
The bulls got a dovish turn from the Federal Reserve without much noticeable slowing in growth, with stock indexes at a record, credit markets blissfully sedate and capital investments running in torrents into the economy.
—Michael Santoli, CNBC, 20 Sep. 2025
As such some slowing of job creation may be expected, though the magnitude of this impact is complex to assess.
—Simon Moore, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Although there is evidence that click-through rates from Google searches are being affected, with the growth in this metric slowing from high single digit percentages to low single digit percentages, according to Wall Street analysts, the company insists the overall search volumes are up.
—Dave Smith, Fortune, 2 Sep. 2025
Only one region, Greater Bridgeport, saw increases in housing starts above 1% compared to 2023, and according to the 2026 to 2027 economic report of the governor, this slowing is expected to continue.
—Ginny Monk, Hartford Courant, 17 Aug. 2025
Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis President Neel Kashkari said a slowing of the US economy may make arate cut appropriate in the near term.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 6 Aug. 2025
Jobs report Economists are expecting to see an uptick in the unemployment rate for July and a slowing in the pace of job creation.
—Tobias Burns, The Hill, 28 July 2025
Noun
Boot Barn is raising its yearly guidance as well as its store opening targets as the Western craze shows no sign of slowing down.
—Stephen Garner, Footwear News, 29 Oct. 2025
Goyal, 49, is taking over an e-commerce business that has suffered slowing growth in recent years.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 29 Oct. 2025
However, the company’s growth is slowing down, CNBC noted, and is expected to come in at 12% in 2026.
—Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 29 Oct. 2025
In a city as rapidly changing as Miami, the act of slowing down to preserve, narrate, and walk through the past becomes a form of belonging.
—Carmen F De Terenzio, Miami Herald, 28 Oct. 2025
Researchers call this a major step toward restoring sight rather than only slowing its decline.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 28 Oct. 2025
And it’s being driven by AI, automation, technology, and a sense that the economy is slowing down.
—Josh Browning, Big Think, 28 Oct. 2025
Experts have cited mortgage rates, still-high home prices and economic uncertainty as factors slowing the market.
—Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Oct. 2025
Then again, investor enthusiasm for private companies, particularly of the AI variety, does not seem to be slowing down.
—Allie Garfinkle, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for slowing
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Each trike benefits from a hydraulic brake at each wheel, with 180-mm rotors, and the rear lighting setup includes a braking tail-light plus turn signaling.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
17 Oct. 2025
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This included the landing gear failed to deploy, along with reverse thrusters, which redirect engine thrust forward and are crucial for braking.—
Khaleda Rahman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The value of rice dropped from $488 per ton to $370, but the total decline also included a slight decrease of acreage, with 6,000 fewer acres harvested in the county.—
Jake Goodrick,
Sacbee.com,
30 Oct. 2025
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Over the next year, the bankers predict their clients will push forward a 4% general decrease in headcount, while over the next three years, those headcount reductions could skyrocket to 11%.—
Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez,
Fortune,
30 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Moreover, researchers demonstrated PLM-Interact’s ability to identify how mutations influence protein interactions, leading to genetic diseases or inhibiting important PPIs in cancers.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
27 Oct. 2025
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High Blood Pressure Ginger may help reduce blood pressure by inhibiting the body’s angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE), which plays a role in developing hypertension (high blood pressure).—
Lauren O'Connor,
Health,
21 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Columbus’s historic journey to the Caribbean occurred amid significant changes in the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries, including the exploration of the Canary Islands and Cape Verde, the weakening of Islam, and the rise of Christianity in the form of Catholicism.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
23 Oct. 2025
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That was obviously the weakening of your internal khozayka.—
Julia Ioffe,
New Yorker,
19 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Deckers’ shares have dropped more than 55% year to date, leaving investors on edge about any signs of decelerating demand.—
Luke Fountain,
CNBC,
24 Oct. 2025
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After months of mixed signals on the economy, recent jobs and inflation data suggest that the economy is, at the margin, decelerating.—
Randy Watts,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
Noun
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While appearing radical at the time, the revamping of scientific boards to include more industry representatives, the undoing of power plant rules and the lessening of enforcement hobbled but did not completely undo the agency.—
Barbara Kates-Garnick,
The Conversation,
26 Aug. 2025
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The good news is that GPT-5 will presumably be somewhat less than gushingly friendly, though the lessening might be variable and of a mixed result.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
8 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The e-commerce behemoth is planning the workforce reduction largely to compensate for overhiring during the pandemic; its CEO also said AI could lead to the automation of routine tasks.—
Prashant Rao,
semafor.com,
28 Oct. 2025
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Temperature reductions from extensive tree coverage offer sustainability benefits beyond mere aesthetics — a critical consideration in a climate where outdoor spaces become nearly uninhabitable for months each year.—
Ritu Upadhyay,
Footwear News,
28 Oct. 2025
Noun
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In the old tool, the factors weren’t measured by a worsening, neutral or improving score.—
Desiree Mathurin,
Charlotte Observer,
28 Oct. 2025
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Potential complications include sinus and ear infections; inflammation of the heart, brain or muscle tissues; multi-organ failure; sepsis or the worsening of chronic conditions like asthma.—
Mary Walrath-Holdridge,
USA Today,
23 Oct. 2025
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“Slowing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slowing. Accessed 3 Nov. 2025.
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